BorrisJun 4, 2024

#AudioMo
On this day in 2007, I recorded a particularly awesome thunderstorm using a home-made Jecklin disk, an Edirol R1, and a pair of modified Panasonic microphones. The microphones were completely exposed to the elements, and the recorder was wrapped in three layers of zip-lock bag inside a cooler to keep it dry.

This is one of my favorite field recordings that I've captured myself. Poor Boots the dog, though, left out there all alone...

http://www.borris.me/audio/Storm-04Jun2007.flac

Show threadMister KrabsJun 4, 2024
@BorrisInABox A really clear and nice recording. I should really bother to set up an outside mic thingie at some point. We get lots of these super loud thunderstorms.
Show threadBorris
@misterkrabs It's funny. That was one of the worst digital recorders I ever had in terms of signal-to-noise ratio, headroom, gain staging and all that. Actually, it was my very first solid-state recorder after moving away from Minidisc.
It could have been better with better gear, but often, it's just about knowing how to use what you've got to the best.
Jun 4, 2024 at 12:26pmWeb